The mistress is reborn, no one who bullies me can escape

"My second brother's wife and the head of the clan are afraid of the Xue family and worried about the future of the Zhao family, but Yuxuan still says he is alone and has no worries."

"I will not give you Xue Jinhua's body. Even if she is dead, she is still the head of our Zhao family. I will never let her become a wandering ghost." Zhao Yuxuan said firmly.

"What Zhao family's clan wife? Zhao Yuxuan, stop being hypocritical here. Aren't you trying to embezzle my sister's dowry?" Third Brother Xue's expression became more and more ugly. This group of Zhao family people were really difficult to deal with.

Zhao Yuxuan's eyes darkened. "Your Xue family's coming to ask for the body is fake. I'm afraid your real purpose is to ask for the dowry, right?"

Third Brother Xue sneered, "What a joke! Why would our Xue family care about those dowries? My sister died tragically, and we just don't want your Zhao family to get away with it."

"My sister has been in your Zhao family for so many years. It would be fine if she had a child, but she doesn't have any, so these dowries must be returned to the Xue family."

"You, the Zhao family, must either hand over the body or return the dowry. Otherwise... even if this matter is brought to the attention of His Majesty, our Xue family will not let it go."

Zhao Yuxuan was filled with regret. Why was he so stubborn in the first place? If he could have satisfied Xue Jinhua's request and given her a child, would he be able to keep her belongings legitimately now that he was facing the Xue family's difficulties?

But what's the use of regretting? Everything is irreversible.

The two sides were in a stalemate and the atmosphere was tense.

The patriarch knew that if this matter was not handled properly, it would cause even greater disturbances.

So, he tried to ease the situation: "Yuxuan, how about... we both make concessions?"

Zhao Yuxuan's attitude was extremely firm: "Patriarch, there is no room for negotiation on this matter."

He knew in his heart that the Xue family must have some intentions towards Xue Jinhua's body, but no matter what, he would never let them succeed.

"Since the Zhao family doesn't know what's good for them and refuses to accept my offer, then don't blame the Xue family for being ruthless. Someone, come... bring my sister's body back to me as soon as possible."

"You dare!" Zhao Yuxuan's eyes were red, and he stood in front of him, "Whoever dares to touch her body will have to step over my body."

"If the Zhao family dares to stop us, they will be beaten to death with sticks!" Before he finished speaking, the servants of the Xue family pounced on them.

"His Royal Highness is here!"

At the critical moment, a sound like a huge bell rang out, and the servants of the Xue family also stopped.

Zhao Yuxuan was ready to protect Xue Jinhua's body with his own death. At this moment, a luxurious carriage came rushing like a meteor in the distance and stopped steadily.

The onlookers all made way for the scene and knelt on the ground in fear and trepidation.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was dressed in a black brocade robe, his eyes were as cold as ice, as if he could see through everyone's thoughts.

"See His Highness the Crown Prince!"

The people from the Zhao family and the Xue family knelt on the ground in unison and saluted respectfully.

"Your Highness, I heard that today is the day of the Zhao family's funeral. Why does this scene look so strange?" The prince's tone was as cold as ice. "There is no trace of grief, but it is full of intrigue and calculation."

The people of the Zhao family looked ashamed, but Zhao Yuxuan said quickly, "Your Highness is right. Our Zhao family has suffered such a disaster. The Xue family came here just to ask for my wife's body and dowry."

The prince glanced at him, and the chilly words came back like a cold wind, "The Xue family is really an eye-opener. This matter of snatching corpses is the first time I have heard of it in my long life."

"Although Zhao Yuting killed the eldest lady, she was already married. Logically speaking, she is no longer a member of the Zhao family. The Zhao family did not divorce her, and the eldest lady did not divorce the Zhao family. The Xue family wanted to take away the Zhao family's wife just because their sister was wronged. This reason is too far-fetched."

Hearing this, the Zhao family members were immediately excited, and tears streamed down their cheeks, as if they had finally found someone who could speak for them.

How could the Zhao family ever want this?

Who knew that Zhao Yuting, that troublemaker, had something wrong with her brain and was willing to be someone else's concubine? This has brought shame to the Zhao family.

What was even more unexpected was that she had the audacity to kill the eldest lady of the Zhao family.

“Your Highness, please make a decision for the Zhao family!” The patriarch kowtowed repeatedly and cried out in grief, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.

His heart was filled with helplessness and indignation, and he hoped that the honorable Crown Prince could uphold justice and seek justice for the Zhao family.

The Xue family looked extremely unhappy. Although they did not take the Zhao family seriously, the person standing in front of them was the Crown Prince...

"There is indeed such a situation in our dynasty. When the husband's family owes something to the wife of the clan, all her dowry will be returned to her natal family after her death.

"However, this is based on the premise that the dowry is provided by her family." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fiddled with the ring in his hand nonchalantly, and glanced at everyone sharply, and said slowly: "But as far as I know, the first lady's dowry does not seem to come from your Xue family, right?"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the Xue brothers could not help but change slightly.

In fact, they did recognize Xue Jinhua at the beginning, but when she got married, seeing that her adoptive parents had already prepared a generous dowry for her, the Xue family did not give her any additional dowry.

Zhao Yuxuan became excited instantly and quickly bowed and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise. Jinhua's dowry was indeed not provided by the Xue family." He was secretly glad in his heart that His Highness the Crown Prince was very observant, otherwise it would be difficult for their Zhao family to get justice.

"Oh... So that's what happened. The Xue family kept saying they were here to seek justice for the Madam. They really thought they were so good to her, but it turns out they didn't even give her a dowry when she got married. How can that be considered good?"

"If you ask me, they just don't want the Madam to rest in peace, so they came to make trouble..."

"Alas, the person is dead, but he still can't rest in peace... This is simply a sin. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

"........."

The direction of public opinion changed instantly, and the two brothers of the Xue family looked extremely ugly.

The Xue family had originally had the upper hand, but with just a few words, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince turned the situation around.

“Although the eldest lady’s dowry was not given by the Xue family, it does not make sense for the Zhao family to take it for themselves.”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not targeting the Xue family.

"The Madam is, after all, a third-rank imperial lady. His Majesty understands that she has lived a hard life and will not rest in peace after her death, so he specially sent me here to see her."

The Zhao family members looked ashen, but the prince didn't care. He waved his hand and said, "Come here."

After a while, a noble lady came out from behind the prince's sedan chair.

The man looked at Xue Jinhua's body and rushed over, "Huahua, you died so tragically..."

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"My poor child, you have been without your own biological parents since you were born. I thought your parents would take you back and you would live a happy life. But I never thought... you would be married off right after you returned. Isn't this pushing you into a pit of fire?"

"It would be fine if your husband treated you well, but you still lost your life in his family. Didn't that cost your mother her life?"

"Oh my God, if mother knew you were back, she would be like this. I would never let you come back even if a knife was placed on my neck..."

“Wuwuwuwu…”

"Painting, my good painting..."

The lady's words were like sharp swords that pierced everyone's hearts, and everyone instantly understood her identity.

This is Xue Jinhua’s adoptive mother, the Xue family, a wealthy merchant from Lingnan.

Although his surname is also Xue, he has nothing to do with the Xue family of the Grand Tutor's Mansion.

"Wow... Madam is so pitiful."

"Adoptive parents who have no blood relationship with her can do this, but her biological relatives who have blood relationship with her can't even think about how to bury her properly, and they are still calculating her dowry."

"Yes, yes, if you ask me, my husband's family and my parents' family have no good intentions. They are worse than my adoptive parents."

"........."

The voices of the people's discussions were like a gust of wind, blowing away the fig leaves of the Xue and Zhao families and reaching their ears again...

The faces of the Zhao family members turned ugly, and the faces of the Xue brothers also turned gloomy.

The Crown Prince pretended not to see it and continued, "So, Madam Xue should be the one who is most qualified to take away the Madam's dowry, and the one who is most qualified to take care of the Madam's funeral."